Muff
Late 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
That is a fucking beautiful muff.
Court mantua ca. 1770 now held at Kensington Palace
From Bonham’s
I think I have a thing for mantuas.
Also I would like there to be a Shazam for fabric.
Robe a la francaise ca. 1750’s and coat ca. 1790’s
From Bonham’s
Now this is my kind of cosplay.
O hai, Ireland Baldwin in your first ever modelling shoot in the NY Post, wearing my BFF Anna Kosturova’s crochet Flashback bikini!
Journal of a Journalist only rarely covers fashion, but this Mars Curiosity Rover-themed dress found on Etsy—and currently making the rounds on Boing Boing—is well worth sharing. (via NASA Mars Curiosity Print Rover Dress Space Chic by Shenova)
Fancy Lucky // SS13 // Accessories & Shoes // M-27-13
Available in the shop now.
Damn, my pal Amy’s vintage accessories game is bangin this season. Some of this shit would look tite on lots of my Tumblr ladies, especially for that Coachella biznass.
(On the more glamorous tip, that black embossed clutch is particularly dreamy and I look forward to a future post about it.)
Balmain evening dress, 1961
From the Kobe Fashion Museum via Fashion Press
I want to reach through the screen and touch this. And then struggle to put it on (and keep it up over my boobs).
Dress
Thea Porter, 1970s
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Just so we’re clear, I don’t think EVERYTHING in fashion is gorgeous… even the eras in which I was alive. For example, this, to me, looks like throw-up.
“Palmyre” evening dress by Dior, fall/winter 1952
From the Musee Galliera via the Huffington Post
*faints*
Cocktail Dress
Bonnie Cashin, 1953
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
At first I thought this was leather… and now I really need it to be leather.
